Appeal No. 1999-0130
Application No. 08/439,035
subsequent to said solution heat treatment
converting said strip into a motor vehicle body panel,
and
said aluminum alloy being an alloy selected from
the group consisting of 2XXX and 6XXX.
The examiner relies on the following prior art references
as evidence of unpatentability:
Ward et al. 5,503,689 Apr. 2, 1996
(Ward) (filed Apr. 8, 1994)
Habu et al. 5,516,374 May 14, 1996
(Habu) (filed May 4, 1994)
Nishikawa et al. 5,562,784 Oct. 8, 1996
(Nishikawa) (filed Dec. 7, 1994)
Erickson et al. 5,582,660 Dec. 10, 1996
(Erickson) (filed Dec. 22, 1994)
Claims 1, 3 through 7, 10, 12 through 14, 16, 17, 19, and
21 through 23 on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as unpatentable over Nishikawa in view of either Habu or
Erickson. (Examiner’s answer, pages 3-5.) Also, claims 1, 3
through 7, 10, 12 through 14, 16, 17, 19, and 21 through 23 on
appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over either Habu or Erickson in view of either Nishikawa or
Ward. (Id. at pages 5-6.)
We reverse these rejections.
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